senate
Example Sentences
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It still needs senate approval to become law.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
“We are confronting death on a scale that we haven’t seen before because of the size of the baby-boom generation,” said Sen. Jamie Pedersen, majority leader of the Washington state senate, who shepherded the legislation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
“It’s time for a change,” my rideshare driver said as we crept through traffic, explaining why she was running for state senate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who serves as leader of the government in the senate, condemned it as "disrespectful".
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
Barack had lost his mother at the very genesis of his political career, two months after announcing his run for state senate.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
